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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The boiling point of ethanol is higher than that of dimethyl ether. Reason (R): Ethanol molecules are associated through intermolecular hydrogen bonding, whereas in dimethyl ether, hydrogen bonding is not possible. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 1Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
- 2Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
- 3Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- 4Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).✓
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
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